Atty. Donald P. Edwards
A native of Buffalo, New York, Attorney Don Edwards’ professional accomplishments reflect a distinguished career. He has for the past four decades served his clients, his profession and the African American community in Atlanta.
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Donald P. Edwards is a Principal based in Atlanta, Georgia, practicing at The Law Office of Don Edwards LLC. They have 53+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1973. Their practice focuses on medical malpractice, wrongful death, personal injury, litigation, and insurance. Admitted to practice in Georgia (1973), U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia (1973), United States Court of Federal Claims (1998), and Tennessee (2012). Educated at Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1973) and Morehouse College (B.A., 1969). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serands clients in Atlanta, GA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- A native of Buffalo, New York, Attorney Don Edwards’ professional accomplishments reflect a distinguished career
- He has for the past four decades served his clients, his profession and the African American community in Atlanta
- Edwards has fashioned legal cases and landmark multimillion-dollar verdicts for his clients
- As a civil litigation specialist, his professional focus is on personal injury cases
- His work has annually earned him the Martindale-Hubbell “AV” rating, the highest rating offered by this nationally recognized law directory
- Attorney Edwards has been selected as one of Georgia’s Super Lawyers in 2010 and 2012, 2013 and 2014
- An agent for social change, Edwards has an array of board affiliations with several major community and professional organizations
- His personal commitment has been recognized with many awards and citations for leadership and service including the 2004 Inductee to the Gate City Bar Association’s “Hall of Fame” and the NAACP’s Thurgood Marshall Award “For Dedicated Service To The NAACP In The Fight For Freedom And Justice.” Recently, the State Bar of Georgia recognized Attorney Edwards during its Annual Meeting with the “Chief Justice Robert Benham Community Service Award” for exemplary community service as a legal professional
- Edwards is currently involved with organizations that address issues affecting family, community, church, health care, and world peace
- He is currently: • Immediate Past Chairman of the Fulton County Board of Ethics • Past Chair of the South Atlanta District for the Boy Scouts of America, where he has received the 2002 Silver Beaver Award, the highest award issued by the Atlanta Area Council for volunteer service • Founding President of Southwest Hospital Foundation and a Trustee of Southwest Hospital • Past Board President of the Christian Council of Metropolitan Atlanta • Founding president of the Association of Metro Atlanta DFACS Boards • Past chairman of the Board of the Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services, where a dormitory for boys in foster care was named after Attorney Edwards
- Edwards is also a past president of the Gate City Bar Association and the National Bar Association, where he has served as a member of the Board of Governors
- An activist in pursuit of a more peaceful world, Don served as the Southeast Coordinator of Every Church A Peace Church, and producer-host of the TV program, Every Church A Peace Church, which received the 2004 Allen Award presented by Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters for best continuous faith-based program in 2004 and in subsequent years during is multi-year airing
- Don’s peace work also earned him the World Council of Churches “Blessed Are The Peacemakers Award”, personally presented to him by then WCC General Secretary Samuel Kobia in October, 2004
- Edwards is an active and longtime member of Atlanta’s Hillside Chapel and Truth Center, where he had served as Chairman of the Trustee Board for several years. “I am very much a beneficiary of the civil rights struggle of the 1950s and 1960s,” he says. “Not only did I learn the importance of people becoming active in social change, I also saw lawyers leading that change.” With that motivation, Edwards completed Boston University School of Law in 1973, after graduating with honors from Morehouse College to begin his legal career as a civil rights lawyer in the firm of well-known former Atlanta attorney, Howard Moore, Jr. A well-respected trial lawyer, Edwards’ firm specializes in serving clients involved in automobile accidents, medical negligence, wrongful death and personal injury claims. “Clients who are injured or killed because of someone else’s fault have the same civil rights to obtain full compensation for their losses as the civil right to vote and to work without being discriminated against
- My three decades of experience tells me that it requires competent, ethical and aggressive legal representation to assert those rights on behalf of injured victims.” Attorney Edwards resides in Southwest Atlanta with his wife of 39 years, Jo Roberson Edwards, an entrepreneur, daughter, Nia (Spelman College ’15) and daughter, Domia Edwards (USC ’20) remarks, “My family is my most important accomplishment.”
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Medical malpractice lawyers represent patients harmed by negligent doctors, hospitals, and other providers. Free case review, no fee unless you win.
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Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
Donald P. Edwards is one of 264,852 personal injury attorneys indexed nationally. Browse personal injury attorneys in Georgia →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Insurance attorneys for coverage disputes, bad faith claims, denied claims, and policy disputes.
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Why local counsel matters in Georgia
Practicing law in Georgia. Legal matters in Georgia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Atlanta are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Georgia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Georgia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Georgia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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